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Issue: Bylaws Formation Committee Report Date: 7 January 2002 Motion #02-02 "I move that the Advisory Board adopts the Bylaws Formation Committee Report submitted by the Bylaws Starter Committee." ---------------- Report appended below ---------------- The name of the committee shall be the Bylaws Revision Committee. The purpose of the Bylaws Revision Committee shall be to study the current USGenWeb Project Bylaws to determine which portions need revising. The Committee shall then propose for revision: 1) Deletion of unnecessary sections; 2) Clarification or strengthening sections; 3) New Articles that may be deemed necessary. The Committee shall be composed of the following: 1) Four (4) Advisory Board members; 2) Four (4) State or Assistant State Coordinators 3) Two (2) members from Special Projects 4) Eleven (11) County Coordinators 5) One (1) ex officio....the NC The four (4) Advisory Board members shall be selected by nominations from the Advisory Board in the same manner as Mediation Panel members are selected. This committee shall then call for volunteers from the general membership and shall complete the selection of the committee. If there are not enough "first call" volunteers to fill the allocated seats, another call will be made. If the ASC/SC or SP seats are still not filled, they will be filled by CCs. In the event there is still not a total of 22 members, the committee shall consist of those who have been selected. The slate of candidates will then be presented to the AB for approval in its entirety. If it is rejected, revised slates will be presented until one is approved. The Bylaws Revision Committee will be charged with: 1) Soliciting and considering suggestions from the USGW P general membership; 2) Summarizing and posting these suggestions on a website. (URL to be posted to all national and regional lists.) 3) Posting the current bylaws and suggested revisions on the website in a manner showing the changes through the use of colored text. 4) Making monthly progress reports to the AB, which will be forwarded to the national and regional lists by the Advisory Board Secretary. 5) Filing its final report no later than May 15, 2002. This report will include the proposed set of revised bylaws, if ready. Upon receipt, the Board Secretary shall forward same to all SCs in order to obtain approval of five (5) States to place on the ballot for Election 2002. The Board Secretary shall also inform the SCs that their approval will be needed by July 1, 2002. The Bylaws Revision Committee will be responsible for organizing itself, but any disciplinary problems that arise will be turned over to the Advisory Board. The committee will determine the best way to proceed with the revision process. If the committee decides that an Article it will propose should be put in place prior to voting on the complete set of Bylaws, it may petition the Advisory Board to invoke the "emergency amendment procedure." In the event the committee is unable to complete its work in time to present the revised set of bylaws for approval by the general membership during Election 2002, the committee will be dissolved and its work will be turned over to the new Advisory Board on September 1, 2002. Motion by By: Kathy Heidel Second By: Richard Harrison Votes: Jana Black - Robert Bremer - Ron Eason - Yes Richard Harrison - No Kathy Heidel - No Mary Ann Hetrick - No Teresa Lindquist - No Betsy Mills - No Diane Parsons - Pam Reid - Phyllis Rippee - No Vickie Shaffer - Tim Stowell - No Tina Vickery - No With 10 of 14 voting, 8 negative and 2 affirmative, Motion 02-01 to adopt the Bylaws Formation Committee Report can not pass. Proposal returned to the committee for further adjustment. 11 February 2002.

Issue: EC Slate of Proposed EC Members Date: 7 January 2002 Motion #02-01 "I move that this slate of proposed EC members be approved by the Advisory Board." EC Slate of Proposed EC Members The Election Committee, by unanimous agreement, selected the following volunteers to serve on the Election Committee for a two year term (unless otherwise noted). This slate of proposed EC members is hereby submitted to the Advisory Board for approval. The EC would like to apologize for submitting this slate so late in the year. We acted as quickly as possible and had the message ready to send when the AB began its recess. Slate of Proposed Members: Northeast/North Central Region: Lorraine Newsome - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 ASC of NYGenWeb -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nygenweb/ CoCC of Clinton County, NY -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~nyclinto/ CC of Lucas County, Ohio -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohlucas/ CC Henry County, Ohio -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ohhenry/ CC Calhoun County, IL -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilcalhou/ Also ASC of ILGenWeb -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilgenweb/ Co-CC Union County, AK -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~arunion/ CC Langlade County, WI -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wilangl2/ Co-CC Bennett County, SD -- http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdbennet/ Northwest/Plains Region Marge Reid - one year term (finishing out Alice Miller's term) Jan 1, 2002 - Dec 31, 2002 CC Snohomish Co WA - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasnohom/index.htm CC Ferry Co WA - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~waferry/index.htm Joy Fisher - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 SC of SD - http://www.usgenweb.org/sd CC of Union Co., SD - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdunion Yankton Co., SD http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdyankto Charles Mix Co., SD http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~sdcharle Edgar Co., IL (Co-CC) http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iledgar Southeast/Mid Atlantic Region Diane Montgomery Parsons one year term (finishing out Keith Giddeon's term)Jan 1, 2002 - Dec 31, 2002 CC -Wolfe County, KY - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~kywolfe/ KY Archive Coordinator for: Pike Co. http://usgwarchives.org/ky/pike/pike.html Magoffin Co http://usgwarchives.org/ky/magoffin/magoff.htm Morgan Co http://usgwarchives.org/ky/morgan/morgan.html AB Rep for SE/MA Region Barbara Dore - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 CC of Early Co. GA http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gaearly/ CC of Baldwin Co., AL http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~albaldwi/ CC of Escambia Co., AL http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~alescamb/ CC of Hardin Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txhardin/index1.htm CC of Jasper Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txjasper/index1.htm CC of Jefferson Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txjeffer/index1.htm CC of Newton Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txnewton/index1.htm CC of Orange Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txorange/index1.htm CC of Sabine Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsabine/index1.htm CC of San Augustine Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txsanaug/index1.htm CC of Tyler Co., TX http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~txtyler/index1.htm Southwest/South Central Region Kenny Thomas - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 CC Morris Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/morris/index.html CC Neosho Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/neosho/index.html CC Pawnee Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/pawnee/index.html CC Butler Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/butler/index.html CC Marion Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/marion/index.html CC Cheyenne Co KS (pages still being created ) http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/cheyenne/index.html CC Comanche Co KS http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/comanche/index.html Archivist KSGenWeb Digital Library http://skyways.lib.ks.us/genweb/archives/index.html Member At Large Marti Graham - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 SC - OKGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okgenweb/ SC - ITGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~itgenweb/ CC - Creek Co OK. http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okcreek/ CC - LeFlore Co OK http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okleflor/ CC - Oklahoma Co OK http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~okoklaho/ Special Projects Region Bob Chada - two year term - Jan 1, 2002-Dec 31, 2003 Co CC for Logan County, Oklahoma - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~oklogan/oklogan.htm Co Oklahoma State Archivist - http://usgwarchives.org/ok/okfiles.htm Co Oklahoma State TP Manager - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cemetery/oklahoma.html In the process of taking on Co Coordinator of the Oklahoma US Gen Web Obit project - http://usgwarchives.org/obits/obitsok.htm Motion by By: Tina Vickery Second By: Jana Black Votes: Jana Black - Yes Robert Bremer - No Ron Eason - No Richard Harrison - Yes Kathy Heidel - Yes Mary Ann Hetrick - No Teresa Lindquist - No Betsy Mills - Yes Diane Parsons - Yes Pam Reid - Yes Phyllis Rippee - Yes Vickie Shaffer - Yes Tim Stowell - Yes Tina Vickery - Yes 10 affirmative and 4 negative, the EC Slate is approved. 10 January 2002

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